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ArticlePloS one2025

A novel multi-modal retrieval framework for tracking vehicles using natural language descriptions.

Changhao Zhang, Zhandong Liu, Ke Li, Yong Li, Xiangwei Qi, Nan Ding

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Changhao ZhangCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.
Zhandong LiuCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6073-4618
Ke LiCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.
Yong LiCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.
Xiangwei QiCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.
Nan DingCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China.

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Abstract

Recent advances in multimodal and contrastive learning have significantly enhanced image and video retrieval capabilities. This fusion provides numerous opportunities for multi-dimensional and multi-view retrieval, especially in multi-camera surveillance scenarios in traffic environments. This paper introduces a novel Multi-modal Vehicle Retrieval (MVR) system designed to retrieve the trajectories of tracked vehicles using natural language descriptions. The MVR system integrates an end-to-end text-video comparison learning model, utilizes CLIP for feature extraction, and uses a matching control system and multi-context-based attributes. Post-processing techniques are used to eliminate erroneous information. By comprehensively understanding vehicle characteristics, the MVR system can effectively identify trajectories based on natural language descriptions. Our method achieves a mean reciprocal ranking (MRR) score of 0.8966 on the test data set of the 7th AI City Challenge Track 2 for retrieving tracked vehicles through natural language descriptions, surpassing the previous top-ranked result on the public leaderboard.

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Motor VehiclesNatural Language ProcessingAlgorithmsHumansVideo Recording

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PMID40788882
PMCPMC12338829

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